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Boron nitride nanocoatings could replace antibiotics while protecting against bacterial and fungal infections

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Material scientists have presented antibacterial nano-coatings based on boron nitride, which are highly effective against microbial pathogens (up to 99.99%). They can become a safe alternative to the usual antibiotics in implantology since they do...

Sep 14, 2020

Thermally conductive nanocomposite film: A better way to dissipate heat of electronic devices

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed highly thermally conductive polyimide film with superior flexibility and electrical insulation.

Sep 14, 2020

Growing gold nanoparticles inside tumors can help kill cancer

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Gold isn’t just a pretty face – it’s shown promise in fighting cancer in many studies. Now researchers have found a way to grow gold nanoparticles directly inside cancer cells within 30 minutes, which can help with imaging and even be heated up to...

Sep 14, 2020

Chemist developed a new type of one-molecule thick water-repellent film

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

A chemist from RUDN University together with colleagues created a new type of two-dimensional nanofilm from an organic material called calixarene. The invention can be used as a protective coating in electronics and as a part of molecular filters...

Sep 14, 2020

Magnetic field with the edge!

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

This study overturns a dominant six-decade old notion that the giant magnetic field in a high intensity laser produced plasma evolves from the nanometre scale. Instead the field actually originates at macroscopic scales defined by the boundaries o...

Sep 14, 2020

New method to design diamond lattices and other crystals from microscopic building blocks

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In a new study appearing in the journal Physical Review Letters, researchers describe a technique for using LEGO®-like elements at the scale of a few billionths of a meter. Further, they are able to cajole these design elements to self-assemble, w...

Sep 14, 2020

Rubbery properties help RNA nanoparticles target tumors efficiently and quickly leave body

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

A new study by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute shows that RNA nanoparticles have elastic and rubbery properties that help explain why t...

Sep 14, 2020

Bioactive nano-capsules to hijack cell behavior

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Many diseases are caused by defects in signaling pathways of body cells. In the future, bioactive nanocapsules could become a valuable tool for medicine to control these pathways. Researchers from the University of Basel have taken an important st...

Sep 14, 2020

Halogen bonding: a powerful tool for constructing supramolecular co-crystalline materials

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Halogen bonding is emerging as an important driving force for supramolecular self-assembly, and shows great potential in the design and synthesis of new multicomponent supramolecular co-crystalline materials. Co-crystals can retain the inherent pr...

Sep 14, 2020

New Graphene Face Masks Offer Very High Anti-bacterial Efficiency, Deactivation of Coronaviruses

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Anti-bacterial efficiency close to 100% under 10-min sunlight and promising results in deactivation of coronaviruses. Face masks have become an important tool in fighting against... The post New Graphene Face Masks Offer Very High Anti-bacterial E...

Sep 13, 2020

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